NihonGo
Unit 40 · Phase K

しゅっしん と しごと

Where you're from& what you do

The middle of your introduction: say where you're from with 〜から きました, and what you do with 〜です (using the from Phase J for students).

にほんから きました。

だいがくの がくせいです。

Step 1

しゅっしん

where you're from

Say where you're from with [place] から きました. (You met から as “because” in Phase I — here it means “from a place”.) 🔊 Tap to hear.

〜から きました。
ばしょplace / country
+
からfrom
+
きましたcame

Say where you’re from with [place] から きました — “I came from / I’m from …”. (You met から as “because” in Phase I; here it means “from a place”.)

Step 2

しごと

what you do

Use the from Phase J! Say [company] の しゃいん です or [school] の がくせい です. A plain job title can also just be [job] です. 🔊 Tap to hear.

〜の しゃいん/がくせいです。
かいしゃ/がっこうcompany / school
+
of
+
しゃいん/がくせい ですemployee / student

Use the の you just learned in Phase J! Say [company] の しゃいん です (“an employee of …”) or [school] の がくせい です (“a student at …”). For a plain job title, you can also just say [job] です.

Step 3

れんしゅう

Say it in Japanese

Read the English, say it out loud yourself, then flip to check — the next lines of your self-introduction.

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